define antibiotic what is antibiotic
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ᴀɴ ᴀɴᴛɪʙɪᴏᴛɪᴄ ɪs ᴀ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɴᴛɪᴍɪᴄʀᴏʙɪᴀʟ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɴᴛɪʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ғɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴛɪʙɪᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴡɪᴅᴇʟʏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ sᴜᴄʜ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴀʏ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴏʀ ɪɴʜɪʙɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ᴏғ ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀ.
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An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention of such infections. They may either kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.
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